{"id":140181,"date":"2022-11-26T19:08:09","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T19:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/broadways-lion-king-interpreter-fired-for-being-white-settles-case-amid-backlash\/"},"modified":"2022-11-26T19:08:09","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T19:08:09","slug":"broadways-lion-king-interpreter-fired-for-being-white-settles-case-amid-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/broadways-lion-king-interpreter-fired-for-being-white-settles-case-amid-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadway&#8217;s &#8216;Lion King&#8217; interpreter fired for being white settles case amid backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The white sign-language interpreter booted from Broadway&#8217;s \u201cLion King\u201d for his skin color quietly settled his federal discrimination case against the theater company that fired him, The Post has learned.<\/p>\n<p>Keith Wann and the Theater Development Fund \u2014 a nonprofit that provides ASL interpreters at Broadway shows \u2014 resolved the dispute outside of court just two weeks after Wann filed his argument and The Post published a front-page report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe matter between myself and TDF has been resolved and both parties are satisfied with the discussions that ensued,\u201d Wann wrote in a social media post announcing the settlement.  \u201cI look forward to the review of the process that will come from this to hopefully benefit the interpreting profession.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption>Keith Wann and the Theater Development Fund resolved the dispute outside of court just two weeks after Wann filed his lawsuit.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Courtesy of Keith Wan<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Wann filed the lawsuit on Nov.  8 after he and another interpreter, Christina Mosleh, were told to back out of the production in April so they could be replaced by black sign-language experts, according to the suit and emails obtained by The Post. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cKeith Wann, though an amazing ASL performer, is not a black person and therefore should not be representing Lion King,\u201d Shelly Guy, the director of ASL for \u201cThe Lion King,\u201d told Lisa Carling, the director of the Theater Development Fund&#8217;s accessibility programs, in an email.<\/p>\n<p>Wann&#8217;s decision to take the case up in court was met with online backlash from the deaf community.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/the-lion-king-lawsuit-featured.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A picture of people performing The Lion King on Broadway.\" class=\"wp-image-24797631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/the-lion-king-lawsuit-featured.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/the-lion-king-lawsuit-featured.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/the-lion-king-lawsuit-featured.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>\u201cStop taking all the jobs when we have black interpreters that are the better fit\u2026,\u201d said deaf performer Raven Sutton.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Broadway World\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYou disgusted me,\u201d Randy Spann, host of the deaf talk show The Real Talk with Randy, said in video response to Wann&#8217;s argument.  \u201cEnough is enough.  Let black people get their opportunities to get a spotlight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a viral TikTok video, deaf performer Raven Sutton blasted Wann for his decision to sue the theater group. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not discrimination,\u201d Sutton signed on the video that amassed over 57,000 views.  \u201cReverse racism is not a thing.  Stop taking all the jobs when we have black interpreters that are the better fit.  Wipe your own white tears because we are not going to do it for you.\u201d <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/the-lion-king-lawsuit-17.jpg?resize=1024%2C682&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A picture of an accessibility and translation sign.\" class=\"wp-image-24797629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/the-lion-king-lawsuit-17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/the-lion-king-lawsuit-17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/the-lion-king-lawsuit-17.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><figcaption>\u201cThere are some people justifying why they don&#8217;t support him through the lens of racial identity politics,\u201d said Jared Allebest, a deaf civil rights attorney.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Stephen Yang for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many Post readers and others in the deaf community came out in force to support Wann and condemn the outrage he faced. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m baffled by the hate,\u201d Jared Allebest, a deaf civil rights attorney, told The Post.  \u201cThere are some people justifying why they don&#8217;t support him through the lens of racial identity politics\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In Wann&#8217;s statement this week, the interpreter addressed the criticism he faced online and the debates his argument spawned. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the last week I have seen a lot of pain in our community and have also seen some much-needed conversations,\u201d Wann wrote.  \u201cIt is unfortunate that assumptions were made, and conclusions were drawn without all the facts.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The white sign-language interpreter booted from Broadway&#8217;s \u201cLion King\u201d for his skin color quietly settled his federal discrimination case against the theater company that fired him, The Post has learned. 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